diff --git a/scripts/quality_gate.sh b/scripts/quality_gate.sh
index 0be39cf..1ffdfcf 100755
--- a/scripts/quality_gate.sh
+++ b/scripts/quality_gate.sh
@@ -158,15 +158,9 @@ mkdir -p "${BUILD_DIR}"
 rm -f "${COVERAGE_PROFILE}" "${COVERAGE_PERCENT_FILE}"
 printf 'failed\n' > "${BUILD_DIR}/docs-naming.status"
 
-echo "[quality] unit tests + workspace coverage profile"
+echo "[quality] dependency download"
 export GOPROXY="${GOPROXY:-https://proxy.golang.org,direct}"
 run_with_retry 4 go mod download
-run_with_retry 3 go test -coverprofile="${COVERAGE_PROFILE}" ./...
-coverage_percent="$(go tool cover -func="${COVERAGE_PROFILE}" | awk '/^total:/ {gsub("%","",$3); print $3}')"
-if [[ -z "${coverage_percent}" ]]; then
-  coverage_percent="0"
-fi
-printf '%s\n' "${coverage_percent}" > "${COVERAGE_PERCENT_FILE}"
 
 echo "[quality] hygiene: doc contracts"
 cd testing
@@ -189,6 +183,14 @@ echo "[quality] lint"
 echo "[quality] installer template contracts"
 ./scripts/verify_install_templates.sh
 
+echo "[quality] unit tests + workspace coverage profile"
+run_with_retry 3 go test -coverprofile="${COVERAGE_PROFILE}" ./...
+coverage_percent="$(go tool cover -func="${COVERAGE_PROFILE}" | awk '/^total:/ {gsub("%","",$3); print $3}')"
+if [[ -z "${coverage_percent}" ]]; then
+  coverage_percent="0"
+fi
+printf '%s\n' "${coverage_percent}" > "${COVERAGE_PERCENT_FILE}"
+
 echo "[quality] per-file coverage gate (95%)"
 cd testing
 ANANKE_ENFORCE_COVERAGE=1 ANANKE_PER_FILE_COVERAGE_TARGET=95 go test ./coverage -run TestPerFileCoverageReport -count=1 -v